also: こうせいほう · ごせほう
noun
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings
Historical term for a school of medicine in Edo-period Japan that followed Chinese medical theories developed after the Jin (1115–1234) and Yuan (1271–1368) dynasties. Contrasts with 古医方 (koihō), which advocated a return to older Han-dynasty texts.
See also: 古医方
後世方は、江戸時代に流行した中国医学の一派である。
Goseihō is a school of Chinese medicine that was popular in the Edo period.
I am researching the differences between koihō and goseihō.
古医方 (koihō) refers to the Edo-period school that emphasized a return to ancient Han-dynasty medical texts, in contrast to 後世方 which followed later Chinese developments.
From 後世 (gosei, 'later ages') + 方 (hō, 'method/prescription'), referring to medical teachings from later Chinese dynasties. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a scholarly label for this Edo-period medical school.